Monday, January 17, 2011

Police in Montenegro Arrest Serb Ranko Momic; To Be Extradited to Serbia for Kosovo War Crimes

Police in Montenegro have arrested Ranko Momic, a suspected member of the notorious paramilitary formation, The Jackals, which is accused of war crimes in Kosovo, the Balkan Insight website reports today (January 17, 2011).

Momic was arrested on the orders of Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic on January 15, 2011, and is expected to be extradited to Serbia under the terms of a new bilateral treaty.

Members of the paramilitary unit are charged with killing at least 43 civilians in the village of Cuska on May 14, 1999, during the conflict in Kosovo, and nine suspects are currently on trial.

According to the indictment against the nine members of The Jackals, Momic participated in the murder of Hakija and Selim Gashi and another 11 civilians and -- as a group leader -- in the burning of houses and the expulsion of families from Cuska.

Momic also allegedly took part in the seizure of money, vehicles, gold jewelry, watches, and other valuables, and the resettlement of the remaining population of Cuska.

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